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IAS225 - Cultural Resource and Site Management

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Indigenous Knowledges

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(ATI221)

Prerequisites

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

In this unit students will be introduced to the disciplines of prehistory, archaeology and anthropology. They will interpret Indigenous traces on the landscape and consider research protocols and ethics in relation to ownership, dissemination and maintenance of knowledge. Students will examine legislation pertaining to cultural sites, assess the management of cultural sites, and undertake a field trip to sites of rich archaeological significance.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Critically assess how cultural traces on the landscape are used to describe Indigenous history and major events of the Pleistocene and the Holocene.
2.	Evaluate the consequences and influences of collecting and recording of cultural resources on the development and maintenance of Indigenous knowledge.
3.	Apply procedures, protocols and ethics in relation to community-based research and the collecting of cultural information.
4.	Assess legislation and relevant management practices applied to archaeological and other cultural sites from a range of perspectives.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Quizzes (2 x 30 minutes)	20%	1,4
2.	Essay 1 (1,000 words)	25%	1,3
3.	Essay 2 (1,500 words)	30%	1,2
4.	Critique (500 words)	25%	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2025	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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